🔦 RAISE LP Selection Committee 🔦 We are excited to announce that Illumen Capital has joined this year's LP Selection Committee and are grateful for their ongoing support of the RAISE community.

Read our full statement at the 🔗 below on ongoing attempts to ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs. benjerry.com/whats-new/2024…

A young Barry Bonds with Willie Mays

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” ― Bell Hooks

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Let’s go JJ Redick‼️

Every moment of our lives, whether we realize it or not, we’re answering these three questions – and if we’re not careful, they take control of us. ⚠️ 👁️🤔

The 1-year-old from Arizona will serve as the 2024 Gerber Baby and be featured on Gerber’s social media channels and marketing campaigns throughout the year.

Oprah Winfrey in Forsyth County, Georgia, in 1987 where no black person had lived in since 1912 (75 years).

In new research, Co-Director Markus, Camilla Griffiths, and colleagues share how they trained educators to bring more interdependent teaching practices into the classroom. This change improved students' performance and teachers’ endorsement of multiculturalism. humsci.stanford.edu/feature/tappin…

The Fourth of July is about celebrating the big, bold, inclusive experiment that is our American democracy. And it has always been an experiment. Our democracy has never been guaranteed, which means we can’t take it for granted. We need to keep fighting for it, keep improving it,

"What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?" In a powerful 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass asked how America could truly celebrate freedom when so many Black people were still enslaved. Learn more and hear the whole speech here: benjerrys.co/3W8gCZU

New research from Program Manager Xiao Ge and Co-Director Hazel Markus found that how people view the purpose of AI differs by their cultural backgrounds. For AI to serve people across the world, developers must consider how diversity matters. dl-acm-org.stanford.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1145/36…

It's not an accident or a coincidence that pollution disproportionately impacts communities of color. It's by design — the result of racist federal and local policies. Learn more now: benjerrys.co/4f7pIxp

Our home state of Vermont has some of the lowest crime and incarceration rates in the country. So why are lawmakers here proposing spending $70 million on a new women’s prison? Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/3Xoo8Ap

A Promised Land is out in paperback wherever you find your books. You might even run into a familiar face. Love you, Michelle! barackobamabooks.com

Lonnie Johnson, NASA engineer, invented the Super Soaker. He made your childhood hot summers fun. He turns 75 today. Happy Birthday!

🍦 CALLING ALL GREAT FLAVOR IDEAS! 🍦 Think you have the next great Ben & Jerry's flavor idea up your sleeve? We want to hear about it! Submit your idea now: benjerry.com/whats-new/2025…

What is the Ben & Jerriest day of the year, Alex? Join us for Free Cone Day on April 8! Get more info and find your nearest Scoop Shop now: benjerrys.co/4kDNofv

CUT THOSE NETS DOWN COACH ✂️✂️✂️ 🕺 Jon Scheyer 🏆